Venezuela denies visa extension for electoral observers-source

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a Venezuelan flag while participating in a candlelight vigil held for victims of recent violence in Caracas, Venezuela May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has denied visa extensions for electoral observers from the European Union, requiring them to leave the South American country this weekend, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

The observers arrived in October for regional and local elections that took place on Nov. 21. Members of the delegation's leadership had said they would remain until Dec. 13.